town

Betekenis

1. A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
2. Any more urbanized centre than the place of reference.
3. A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
4. The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.
5. (colloquial) Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.
6. A major city, especially one where the speaker is located.
7. (informal) A townhouse.
8. A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.
9. (obsolete) An enclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor; by extension, the whole of the land which constituted the domain.
10. (obsolete) A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.
11. London, especially central London.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/taʊn/

Etymologie

From Middle English toun, from Old English tūn (“enclosure, garden”), from Proto-Germanic *tūną (“fence”) (compare West Frisian tún, Dutch tuin (“garden”), German Zaun, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian tun), from Gaulish dūnom (“hill, hillfort”), from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (compare archaic Welsh din (“hill”), Irish dún (“fortress”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (“to finish, come full circle”). Doublet of dun. See also -ton and tine (“to enclose”).

Zinnen

I was just in town earlier this year , so it is kind of crazy to think about what took place right after .

Ik was eerder dit jaar net in de stad, dus het is een beetje gek om na te denken over wat er direct daarna plaatsvond.

It is named after the town of Bridgwater in the English county of Somerset .

Het is vernoemd naar de stad Bridgwater in het Engelse graafschap Somerset.

The village is situated approximately north-west from the city and county town of Lincoln .

Het dorp ligt ongeveer ten noordwesten van de stad en de provinciale stad Lincoln.

Melchett founded the town of Tel Mond, now in Israel .

Melchett richtte de stad Tel Mond op, nu in Israël.

The Test cricketer , Alan Davidson , hails from the town .

De testcricketspeler, Alan Davidson, komt uit de stad.